Women Intern Supervisor and Educator: Alachua Conservation Trust

Description: Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) is seeking a Land Management Specialist to join our nationally accredited land trust’s natural resource management team. This field position is responsible for supervising and training interns who participate in ACT’s Women in the Woods program on various resource management field projects, conservation and operational tasks relating to prescribed fire, trail maintenance, and recreational improvements.

ACT’s inaugural Women in the Woods (WITW) program will endeavor to provide a skills-based, internship program for students and recent graduates seeking experience and job training in natural resource management. Statistics on the status of women employment in our region indicate low levels of employment within natural resource management fields. ACT is assisting with a solution to this under-representation through its Women in the Woods program by equipping women with practical, hands-on land management and conservation skills so that they may wield this experience in confidence and utilize their internship as a highly beneficial reference tool for acquiring employment in the natural resource management field. The program anticipates serving a total of 40-48 interns over a two and a half year period.

Land Management Specialist: This is a half-time position (20 hrs/week) starting at $16/hr. Housing is provided.

Duties: 40%: Conservation Management Duties:

1. Works independently and jointly with other ACT staff on conservation projects that will primarily involve WITW interns as they learn about and work in habitat restoration, fire management, exotic invasive species control, and natural resource management monitoring projects.

2. Assists as a fire crew member in Alachua Conservation Trust’s fire management program on prescribed fires and wildfires for the purpose of natural resource enhancement, restoration, fuel reduction, and training.

3. Participates, with and without WITW interns, in fire mop-up activities that may require working non-normal work schedule (infrequent).

Supervising all field work, teaching technical skills related to management and tool systems, ensuring weekly logs and evaluations are completed, compiling weekly reports, evaluating interns for institutional credit, scheduling professional development lunches with local resource professionals, and serving as a role model and educator in the natural resource field.

Enhancing WITW by creating a standard set of practices for the continuation of the program, ensuring a sustainable program once her time is completed, and seeking opportunities as available to perpetuate and expand the program.

Qualifications:

Required

1. Bachelor’s degree with a natural resource major (forestry, natural resource conservation, etc.) AND a minimum of 1 year related experience. – OR – a bachelor’s degree in any field AND 2-3 years experience in natural resource management.

2. Experience with operating small equipment such as mowers, pumps, and chainsaws.

Alachua Conservation Trust is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status.